A Big Little Statement

These bibs are little.  They are true to their "small baby bib" title.  But.  Everytime I make one, I'm impressed with the simplicity of it and how it evolves into a truly sweet, fun little thing. One brown letter and a bib.  And some kind of sweetness all fastened up with an ultra perfect label.

Heaven

I love to quilt.  It's my favorite part of sewing probably, just sitting with all those fabrics draped over you, needle in hand.  It's a big sacrifice of running the shop, not having the time to quilt anymore.  But I can read!

I am so addicted to these quilting books.  I could seriously buy a new one every week and devour every page.  This one is truly spectacular.  There are some unbelievable takes on antique quilts in there (LOOK at the gorgeousness on the cover).  

I flip through these pages and dream about having the time to put one of these together.  Just the 18 coordinating fabric selections might take a week.  Then I can't imagine how many hours are to be spent cutting, compiling, arranging, and hand sewing this quilt.  There are 384 blades alone.  

But I'm gonna do it one day.  For sure.

Finally

Poor Elise.  I'm sewing away every day and she says, "Mom, can I have a towel?"  So she finally got her towel, and she got to pick out the fabric and everything.

I thought she made a good choice but I should've backed it with a solid green or something.  I didn't think about that until it was done and now I'll look at it all summer wondering why in the world that cute green isn't back there. 

Good thing she's 4 and thinks it's just perfect the way it is!

More Sweet Dish Towels

I just wish these weren't so time consuming.  I feel like I have to charge so much to get my time out of them, but when I finish, they turn out so so cute.  

I'm getting caught up!!  Be on the lookout for some new products that I am very excited about.  Very fun, sweet stuff.

new tags!

I think I'm in love.

Check out these labels that Julie at www.bohtieque.etsy.com is printing up for me.  I'm planning on using them for shipping and to tie onto completed projects.  I always feel like there's something missing when I send something out and it just has a little handwritten tag on it.

She gets the award for fastest response.  I sent the email and - no kidding - 5 minutes later had the PROOF in my inbox.  Got to love that, and I do :)

Orders and Joy

It's a fun thing, working on this Little Grey House.  We got a new Vizsla puppy and my husband is having fun with Cowboy - here's his cute picture - 

but I have to admit that no one's having as much fun as I am, sewing all these cute things for people who appreciate cute things.  

I hope that my customers can appreciate these items for the care that I put into them, and if anything is not up to their hopes and expectations, I will do what I can to remedy that.  It's harder than I thought to make things, then send them off to someone I don't know and never know the stories of them...which little babies are cuddling their lovies or how much someone's mom might have loved their dish towel.  I just trust that people love using them as much as I love making them.

This is One Cute Burp Cloth

I have some space to learn about pictures.  These photos do not do this burp cloth justice.  I was worried that the print was too busy, but I decided to use a contrasting fabric and it turned out pretty much the cutest thing ever.  

And I know I keep talking about it, but these really are so so soft.